1st SACRED MUSIC FESTIVAL / HOLY TUESDAY

The Ministry of Culture and Sports, the Greek National Opera and Eurolife FFH present the 1st Sacred Music Festival, a new large-scale cultural event that will take place at 17 historical landmarks in the centre of Athens, from Holy Monday to Holy Wednesday. The Festival, curated by Giorgos Koumendakis, will feature a marathon of 62 concerts and artistic events, highlighting numerous and unexpected aspects of the relationship between religious worship and music, in museums, archaeological sites, churches, streets and squares.

HOLY TUESDAY PROGRAMME

Inexhaustible fountain / Μuseum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments “Fivos Anoyanakis” – Centre for Ethnomusicology / Starts at 17.00, 18.00 and 19.00

Tribute to Palestrina / Athens University History Museum / Starts at 17.00, 18.00 and 19.00

Continuum / Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos Museum / Starts at 17.00, 18.00 and 19.00

Sacred musics of the Sufi Dervishes of Istanbul / Fethiye Mosque (Roman Agora) / Starts at 17.00, 18.00 and 19.00

Sacred music works for piano – Part I / Parnassos Literary Society / Starts at 18.00

Sacred musics of the world / Acropolis Museum (courtyard) / Starts at 18.00 and 20.00

Birch trees / Bath House of the Winds / Starts at 19.00, 20.00 and 21.00

Threnodiæ Germanicæ / Catholic Cathedral Basilica of St Dionysius the Areopagite / Starts at 19.30

Sacred music works for piano – Part II / Parnassos Literary Society / Starts at 20.00

Seven sacred songs / Dionysius the Areopagite pedestrian street (church of Hagia Sophia) / Starts at 21.00

Hellenic Army Music / Starting point: Dionysius the Areopagite pedestrian street (church of Hagia Sophia) - Stop: Acropolis entrance - End: Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos Museum / Starts at 21.45

Liturgy of Τemptations / Church of St Elissaios – Museum of Modern Greek Culture / Starts at 10.30

First Sacred Music Festival info leaflet available to read and download here